react-native-nitro-input-mask

Native input masks for React Native — zero JS flicker, built on Nitro Modules.

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Why

Most React Native mask libraries apply the mask in JavaScript — every keystroke crosses the bridge before the field is updated, causing a visible flicker.

react-native-nitro-input-mask runs the entire mask engine natively (Swift on iOS, Kotlin on Android) via Nitro Modules, so the field is updated synchronously with no flicker.

Features

• Zero flicker — mask applied synchronously on the native side
• <NitroInputMask /> — drop-in replacement for React Native's <TextInput />
• NitroInputMaskService — apply a mask to any string without a component
• Built-in mask types — custom, money, datetime, credit-card
• Range tokens — e.g. [1-12] for month, [1-31] for day
• iOS and Android support

Requirements

	Minimum
React Native	0.78
Node	18

New Architecture only. The Old Architecture is not supported.

Installation

npm install react-native-nitro-input-mask react-native-nitro-modules

yarn add react-native-nitro-input-mask react-native-nitro-modules

bun add react-native-nitro-input-mask react-native-nitro-modules

iOS

cd ios && pod install

Usage

<NitroInputMask />

Drop-in replacement for <TextInput />. Accepts all standard TextInputProps plus maskType and maskOptions.

import React, { useState } from 'react'
import type { MaskResult } from '@salve-software/react-native-nitro-input-mask'
import { NitroInputMask } from '@salve-software/react-native-nitro-input-mask'

function PhoneInput() {
  const [display, setDisplay] = useState('')
  const [digits, setDigits] = useState('')

  function handleChange({ masked, raw }: MaskResult) {
    setDisplay(masked) // '(555) 123-4567'
    setDigits(raw)     // '5551234567'
  }

  return (
    <NitroInputMask
      maskOptions={{ mask: '(999) 999-9999' }}
      placeholder="(555) 000-0000"
      keyboardType="numeric"
      value={display}
      onChangeText={handleChange}
    />
  )
}

// Money
<NitroInputMask
  maskType="money"
  maskOptions={{ unit: '$ ', precision: 2 }}
  keyboardType="numeric"
  onChangeText={({ masked, raw }) => { /* ... */ }}
/>

// Date
<NitroInputMask
  maskType="datetime"
  maskOptions={{ format: 'MM/DD/YYYY' }}
  keyboardType="numeric"
  onChangeText={({ masked, raw }) => { /* ... */ }}
/>

// Credit card
<NitroInputMask
  maskType="credit-card"
  maskOptions={{ issuer: 'visa-or-mastercard' }}
  keyboardType="numeric"
  onChangeText={({ masked, raw }) => { /* ... */ }}
/>

NitroInputMaskService

Apply a mask to any string — useful for formatting values in lists, previews, etc.

import { NitroInputMaskService } from '@salve-software/react-native-nitro-input-mask'

const { masked, raw } = NitroInputMaskService.applyMask({
  value: '5551234567',
  maskOptions: { mask: '(999) 999-9999' },
})
// masked: '(555) 123-4567'
// raw:    '5551234567'

const { masked: maskedMoney } = NitroInputMaskService.applyMask({
  value: '123456',
  maskType: 'money',
  maskOptions: { unit: '$ ', precision: 2 },
})
// maskedMoney: '$ 1,234.56'

const { masked: maskedDate } = NitroInputMaskService.applyMask({
  value: '06252025',
  maskType: 'datetime',
  maskOptions: { format: 'MM/DD/YYYY' },
})
// maskedDate: '06/25/2025'

Mask Syntax

Token	Accepts
9	Digit (0–9)
A	Letter (a–z, A–Z)
*	Letter or digit
[n-m]	Integer in range n–m (e.g. [1-12], [1-31])
Any other character	Literal — inserted as-is

API

<NitroInputMask />

Extends React Native's TextInputProps.

Prop	Type	Description
maskType	'custom' | 'money' | 'datetime' | 'credit-card'	Mask type (default 'custom')
maskOptions	See table below	Options for the chosen mask type
onChangeText	(result: MaskResult) => void	Fires on every edit with { masked, raw }. Overrides React Native's default (text: string) => void.

maskType	maskOptions	Docs
'custom' (default)	{ mask: string }	docs/custom.md
'money'	{ precision?, separator?, delimiter?, unit?, suffixUnit?, zeroCents? }	docs/money.md
'datetime'	{ format: string }	docs/datetime.md
'credit-card'	{ issuer?, obfuscated? }	docs/credit-card.md

NitroInputMaskService.applyMask(props)

Prop	Type	Description
value	string	The raw string to mask
maskType	'custom' | 'money' | 'datetime' | 'credit-card'	Mask type (default 'custom')
maskOptions	See table above	Options for the chosen mask type

Returns MaskResult:

Field	Type	Description
masked	string	Formatted string as displayed to the user
raw	string	Unformatted input. For money masks, this is digit-only.

Contributing

Pull requests are welcome. For major changes, please open an issue first to discuss what you'd like to change.

1. Fork the repo
2. Create your branch: git checkout -b feat/your-feature
3. Commit your changes following Conventional Commits
4. Open a pull request

License

MIT © Salve Software